Where does “papokõi” come from?
papokõi (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Translingual pokoi, from Paraguayan Guaraní po, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po — hand.
Ancestry of “papokõi”, step by step
papokõi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual pokoi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | pokoi | — |
| 2 | Paraguayan Guaraní | po | hand; five; to jump |
| 3 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *po | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Tupian | *po | hand |
via Paraguayan Guaraní pa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguayan Guaraní | pa | — |